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Fic should use this more, like this is so sad from Peter's pov because the man he started to see as a friend (maybe feelings getting involved at this point) became close to him to kill his other identity đ my boy really can't catch a break.
he's just livin his best life <3
Martin Short and Kurt Russell on the set of Captain RonâŚ
art by ddpp4110
Hereâs an excerpt from the middle of Chapter 1 of my fanfic, the prologue. I just couldnât resist sharing Timon being a bad-ass. đ¤Ł
Takes place directly after the end of TLK. Simba has been summoned to the âCouncil of Kingsâ by a lion named Maliki, who has asked him to bring witnesses to prove he is truly the lost prince of the Pridelandsâbut in reality, this council was called so that Maliki could undermine Simba in front of his peers.
Now, with that little short exposition so you know whatâs going on, here ya goâand now Iâm gonna go hide. đ
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It was the third insult. Thatâs when Timonâs mouth finally outran his better judgment.
First, Maliki had called him and Pumbaa âthe catering.â
Then, heâd tossed out something slick about Simbaâs âunusual upbringing.â
But the third one?
âTell me, King Simba,â Maliki said, easy and amused, âbeing raised by preyâdoes that make a lion more open-minded⌠or just a little less lion?â
The words were gentle. The tone was gentle. But the council reacted like it had heard his claws unsheathe. Even the air seemed to stiffen.
Timonâs eyes flew open.
He didnât mean to stand. He just did. His legs moved before his brain caught up.
âOkay, thatâs it!â he blurted, loud enough to echo. âThatâs it, I canâtâI physically cannot sit here one more second listening to his-royal-windiness over there flap his gums like weâre all too stupid to notice the stench behind the sweetness.â
Pumbaa groaned softly beside him, already bracing for impact.
âI came here thinkinâ this was gonna be some formal thing,â Timon continued, his paws gesturing wildly as he gained steam. âSnobbery, politics, maybe a few polite insults. But nooo. Instead, we get thatââ
He jabbed a thumb in Malikiâs direction.
ââwith the fake niceties and the âjust here to build unityâ schmooze-fest, all while heâs badmouthing Simba on the sly and baring his teeth like thatâs sâposed to impress somebody.â
A ripple passed through the assembled council. Monarchs shifted, traded glances. Maliki still didnât move.
âOh, and letâs not forget the delightful little insinuation that weââ Timon pressed on, voice rising, ââme and Pumbaa, that isâare just the appetizers Simba brought to this little banquet of backstabbery.â
âTimonâŚâ Pumbaa whispered under his breath.
âDonât shush me, Pumbaa,â Timon snapped, not missing a beat. âIâve been quiet for hours. Do you know what that does to a guy like me?!â
He turned back to the rocky dais and resumed pacing, his paws padding against the stone.
âWeâre really doing this, huh?â he said, sweeping his gaze across the crowd. âSimba shows upâSimba, son of Mufasa, rightful king, the guy who literally yanked your kingdoms outta the jaws of ruinâand you all treat him like he just rolled in something unspeakable and dragged it through your den.â
He threw a pointed look toward Simba and Nala.
âHe risked his life to take down Scar. Brought the herds back. Gave this land a future again. And now weâre all gonna sit here while Mister Moonsand plays word games about his bloodline like heâs gotta pass some royal sniff test?!â
Timon threw his arms skyward, his whole body vibrating with indignation.
âOh, and canât leave out the grand idea of marrying off cubs who canât even hold their heads up yet. Real forward-thinking, that one. Nothing says diplomacy like matchmaking before theyâve gotten their baby teeth.â
Finally, he turned back to Maliki, eyes blazing.
âAnd you,â Timon growled, voice dropping to something lethal, âwith your silver tongue and your phony-baloney smile. Nice speech, by the way. Real warm. Real fuzzy. Made me wanna gag. Especially the part where you tried to frame Simba as some soft-hearted charity case unfit to lead.â
He stepped forward.
âYou see, thatâs the thing about plantinâ seeds, palâyou can smile while you do it, you can dress it up in sweet words and slick deliveryâbut some of us? Some of us can smell when the fruitâs gonna be rotten.â
The silence that followed was thick enough to chew.
Timon folded his arms and flopped back down beside Pumbaa with a pointed huff.
âNo offense, Your Loudness,â he added coolly, crossing his leg, âbut if this council canât recognize a king when they see one, maybe the only thing that needs provinâ âround here is that your royal thinky-think boxes still work.â
Then, almost as an afterthought, he muttered under his breath:
âWindbag.â
Pumbaa froze. Zazu made a strangled wheeze that mightâve been his soul trying to escape through his beak.
A few lions blinked, stunned. No one moved. The silence dropped like a boulderâheavy, suffocating, the kind that presses on your eardrums and makes you forget how to breathe.
And then Maliki turned.
Slow. Smooth. No rush.
Something in the room shifted. No one dared to breathe.
Just for a momentâso brief it couldâve been missedâhis eyes flicked dead. Flat. Almost as if the light in his eyes had been snuffed out. Like the sun had slipped behind a cloud, and the warmth left with it.
But then, in an instant, it was back. The brightness. The charm. The smile.
He laughed. A low, easy, delighted laugh.
âHeyâŚâ Maliki said, shaking his head, eyes gleaming. âI like this one.â
The sound of itâso easy, so amusedâshould have put everyone at ease.
It didnât.
He gave a languid motion of the paw toward the other monarchsâneither a salute nor a wave, but something in between, calculated and unsettling.
âSomeone give this meerkat a title,â he said cheerfully. âI could use five of him on my council. Keeps us lions humble, huh?â
Nobody laughed.
Or ratherâthey didnât dare.
âHeâs funny, right?â Maliki said, eyes twinkling. âFast-paced, quick-witted. Just a little fidgety. Always talking. Thatâs not confidence though.â
He came to a stop in front of Timon, chuckling warmly. Not looming, but present, smiling at him like an old friend, but with eyes that gleamed too warmly to be safe.
âNah, thatâs a scared little heart under there.â
Maliki looked down at Timon. Really looked. As if seeing him for the first time.
âWhat was your name again, little guy?â he asked, his tone as smooth as river rock. âGotta know who Iâm recruiting.â
Timon hesitated. The edges of his prior boldness curled slightly inward, the adrenaline wearing off.Â
ââŚTimon,â he said at last, his voice shaking just slightly. âJust⌠Timon. And I ainât up for grabs.â
Maliki smiled like heâd been handed something precious.
âTimon,â he echoed, smiling like he already knew him. âOf course. Weâre going to get along just fine.â
Timon sat there, blinking, his pulse hammering in his ears.
Maliki leaned in just slightly.
âYou know,â he said pleasantly, âyouâre louder than you look. All that fire in such a little frame. Makes you wonder where itâs all coming from.â
He tilted his head, studying Timon with an unsettling kindness. âAnd that little heart of yours?â
He let out a soft, almost playful chuckle. âYouâve got a real rhythm going. Ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dumâŚâ
He tapped his own chest with a single claw, gently. âStarted drumming the second you stood up. Poor thingâprobably didnât expect to be working this hard today, huh?â
Timon didnât respond. He sat frozen, eyes locked on Malikiâs too-bright grin.
Leaning in further, his voice dropped to a near-whisper, silky and disturbingly intimate.
âI can hear it, you knowâthe quiver in your pulse, the way you try not to choke on your own words.â
He paused, letting the silence stretch as Timonâs eyes betrayed a flicker of uncertainty.
âAnd I always hear the heartbeat,â Maliki murmured. âItâs my favorite part.â
Then, with a smile that was both tender and predatory, he added, âAnd yours⌠itâs trembling.â
He reached out, tapping his claws lightly against Timonâs chest, exactly over the thundering heart.
âThatâs not just passion, little oneâthatâs fear. And I⌠I like fear. Keeps things⌠honest.â
Timon sat there, blinking, his pulse thrumming, and for a moment, the words heâd been ready to unleash were caught in his throat.
And then, just like that, Maliki withdrew as if nothing extraordinary had happenedâwhistling softly as he turned back to the dais, his tail swishing behind him in lazy amusement. As if he hadnât left every living soul in that meeting rattled to the core.
Almost like he hadnât just peeled Timon open with a smile and found something inside worth keeping. Timon stared at the lionâs back, his pulse still hammering somewhere in his throat.
That unnerving smile. The way heâd said his name. Like he was intent on remembering it.
 Like it belonged to him, now.
He swallowed, his throat bobbing. He sat there totally rigid, his ears still ringing.Â
Pumbaa leaned in, eyes wide with concern.
âYou okay, buddy?â he whispered.
Timonâs response was a silent, shuddering breathâa revelation that not even his own sardonic armor could fully protect him from Malikiâs invasion of his very being.
The adrenaline was all gone, now, drained from him like someone had poked a hole in his belly.
Whatever had just happened⌠That hadnât been a compliment.
It had been a mark.
And Timon? Timon had no idea what heâd just been marked for.
if the movie Mufasa was 2D animated
âSmarmy Bastardâ đ
Donât know if I want to punch him or smooch him. The cuteness aggression is overtaking me. đ¤
Martin Merch
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